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News, reviews and opinions from top iPhone experts!en3 Apps to Fill the 'Flappy Bird' Voidhttp://www.iphonelife.com/blog/32303/3-apps-fill-flappy-bird-void?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=generalrss
<p><strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/roasty-bird-leave-your-friends/id828804487?mt=8">Roasty Bird</a>&nbsp;(Free)</strong></p>
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<p><span>I downloaded this app after hearing about it through a press release and decided to play around with it. This app shocked me because although it reaches out to the same audience as that of Flappy Bird, this app makes the worn-out idea fresh.&nbsp;</span><span>With the fireplace pipes replacing the green pipes of Flappy Bird</span><span>, the game requires of its user to become active while playing, rather than just the flicking a finger to fly through the puzzle.</span></p>
<p>One of the main features of the game that I like is its option for multiplayer gameplay. I played the game in real-time with other people who have it downloaded and the feature was perfect for a game of its capacity.&nbsp;<span>The developers of this game really took the idea of Flappy Bird and created a new concept that other games of the similar content had not.</span></p>
<p>This game is challenging and I give it a hearty 4.5 out of 5 stars. It doesn’t earn the full 5 star rating because it lacks originality because it is, overall, mimicking the theme set previously by Flappy Bird. It earns the half star because of its exciting multiplayer function. I feel that this feature alone would draw someone to the game because now one has the opportunity to compete amongst their Facebook friends.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/loopy-bird/id822859572?mt=8">Loopy Bird</a>&nbsp;(Free)</strong></p>
<p><img alt="Loopy Bird" src="http://static.iphonelife.com/sites/iphonelife.com/files/u32303/Loopy%20Bird.jpg" style="width:175px; height:174px" title="" width="175" height="174" /></p>
<p>Unlike the app mentioned before, this app, in my opinion, lacks all originality because it is almost an exact clone of Flappy Bird (and who really needs another one of these?). Also, the app moves in fast motion and I had a difficult time trying to pass through&nbsp;<span>just&nbsp;</span><span>the first pipe.</span></p>
<p>One difference in this app is its extreme mode feature where the app moves even faster as a challenge to the user.</p>
<p>The main objective of this game is to appeal to those individuals who still want to play Flappy Bird, but have no other option,&nbsp;<span>since it was removed from the App Store</span><span>.</span></p>
<p>I give this game a rating of 3 stars out of 5 because it is worth a try if you are looking for an exact replical of the Flappy bird game, with nothing different (except maybe the color of the bird in the icon.)</p>
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<p><strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flycraft/id820389898?mt=8">FlyCraft</a>&nbsp;(Free)</strong></p>
<p><img alt="" height="178" src="http://static.iphonelife.com/sites/iphonelife.com/files/u31961/flycraft.jpg" title="" width="179" /></p>
<p>When I first downloaded this game, it seemed impossible because the user is given control of an adult figure that they have to maneuver through the bricks to complete the game. This game, like Roasty Bird, features a multiplayer function, but is a bit more difficult because the user does not simply compete against other competitors but rather controls two adults figures, which proves tiresome and hard to manage, in my opinion.</p>
<p>On a lighter note, the game is fairly new and if anyone else attempts to top the leaderboard (as I do), the points are not yet outlandish.</p>
<p>I give this game a rating of 4 stars out of 5.</p>
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<p>In iOS 6, it was simple to stop any apps running in the background. All you had to do was double-tap the home button, hold the apps down, and hit the minus sign to stop them from running in the background.</p>
<p>With iOS 7, users can see what is currently happening in the background apps, such as music playing, call waiting, etc., and decide whether to stop the&nbsp;<span>apps from running in the background</span><span>&nbsp;in order to maximize </span><span>battery life.</span></p>
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<p>To do this, double-tap the home button and simply flick the apps off the screen with an upward finger motion.</p>
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<p>but that's not all. I found myself with dozens of apps running in the background and I felt it was less efficient to delete the apps one by one, so I played around with my iPhone and tried something different.</p>
<p>I figured out that I could stop multiple apps from running in the background simultaneously. With the flick of two or three fingers, the iPhone will stop two or three apps at a time from running in the background.</p>
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<p>Try this out when you find yourself wanting to stop multiple apps without taking the time to stop them one-by-one. Sound off in the comments if this trick helps you.</p>
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<p><span>As I sit in the busy student bookstore at my university, I can't help but notice a growing trend overshadowing the Starbucks cups, Ugg boots, and North Face backpacks: Apple tech everything.&nbsp;</span><span>In the large lecture classrooms where electronic devices are permitted, I cannot go 10 seconds without seeing an Apple product. So, why is Apple the “requirement” on campus?</span></p>
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<p>I asked a group of my friends and they all said variations of the same thing: Apple is what’s “in” right now. This makes it seem like a popularity contest with tech devices competing for the interest of the audience, and that's exactly what it is.&nbsp;<span>College students are America’s prime audience in shaping culture and promotion for any single brand.</span></p>
<p>One of the main reasons that Apple seems to be big on college campuses is efficiency and accessibility. Many college students of the 21st century face limited time and have to be able to quickly multitask throughout the average workday. In my case, my iPhone serves as more than just a communication device; it runs my whole life on an A6 processor.</p>
<p>I wake up in the morning to the sound of my iPhone’s alarm clock. I find myself asking Siri every morning, “Do I need a heavy jacket or umbrella today?” I then walk to class while listening to my personalized favorites through iTunes Radio. Before my class begins, the University’s app gives me a notification about the day's lecture. Once I leave class, I go out with my friends for lunch at the new restaurant that Google tells us is only a couple of miles from campus. Then, my calendar reminds me that I have an organizational meeting in the next hour, but I forgot to bring the necessary documents that I saved to my iPad’s iBooks app. No worry. I download the app to my phone and receive the documents within seconds. As the day comes to a close, my fitness app tells me how many steps I have taken that day. Also, thanks to Instapaper, I can read the article that I came across while commuting between classes but did not have the time to read then. I drift asleep with my phone’s alarm set, but not before saying goodnight to my mom through FaceTime.</p>
<p>This cycle is continuous and efficient, which is why I prefer the iPhone. This could perhaps be the reason for the hundreds of iDevices present in the classroom.</p>
<p>Is this trend happening where you are located as well? Sound off in the comments below.</p>
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